Adhikari, Ramesh Prasad Shrestha, Manisha Laxmi Satinsky, Emily N. Upadhaya, Nawaraj
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
BackgroundMaternal and child health care services are available in both public and private facilities in Nepal. Studies have not yet looked at trends in maternal and child health service use over time in Nepal. This paper assesses trends in and determinants of visiting private health facilities for maternal and child health needs using nationally r...
Cronk, Ryan Guo, Amy Folz, Caroline Hynes, Peter Labat, Ashley Liang, Kaida Bartram, Jamie
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International journal of hygiene and environmental health
Adequate environmental conditions, comprising sufficient environmental hygiene items (e.g. gloves, soap, and disinfectant), adequate infrastructure (e.g. sanitation facilities, water supply), a clean environment, and hygienic behaviors in healthcare facilities (HCFs) are necessary for safe care in maternity wards. Few data are available describing ...
Huang, Xin Yang, Bo Liu, Qin Zhang, Ruilin Tang, Shenglan Story, Mary
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Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
BackgroundAlthough good progress was made in maternal and child nutrition during the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) era, malnutrition remains one of the major threats on global health. Therefore, the United Nation set several nutrition-related goals in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). There is much to be learned from individual countr...
M Kabongo, Eveline Mukumbang, Ferdinand C. Delobelle, Peter Nicol, Edward
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BMC Medical Research Methodology
BackgroundOne of the Sustainable Development Goals is to reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births by 2030. In South Africa, the flagship National Department of Health MomConnect program was launched in 2014 to strengthen the quality of maternal and child health (MCH) services and improve mortality outcomes....
Hampanda, Karen Helova, Anna Odwar, Tobias Odeny, Thomas Onono, Maricianah Bukusi, Elizabeth Turan, Janet Abuogi, Lisa
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International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics
To examine the relationship between male partner involvement (MPI) in prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) activities and successful completion of the PMTCT continuum of care, which remains sub-optimal in settings with high prevalence of HIV. A cross-sectional survey was administered in June-August 2017 to a sample of 200 postpartum K...
Koné, Siaka Utzinger, Jürg Probst-Hensch, Nicole Dao, Daouda Fink, Günther
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BMC Public Health
BackgroundCoverage of antenatal iron and folic acid supplementation (IFAS) and intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy (IPTp) remains low in many countries. Evidence on the most effective ways to increase both IFASIPTp is mixed overall, with only few studies directly identifying cost-effective ways to increase coverage of both int...
Gaffey, Michelle F. Ataullahjan, Anushka Das, Jai K. Mirzazada, Shafiq Tounkara, Moctar Dalmar, Abdirisak A. Bhutta, Zulfiqar A.
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Conflict and Health
BackgroundThe BRANCH Consortium recently conducted 10 mixed-methods case studies to investigate the provision of health and nutrition interventions for women and children in conflict-affected countries, aiming to better understand the dominant influences on humanitarian health actors’ programmatic decision-making and how such actors surmount interv...
Simmons, Elizabeth M. Singh, Kavita Mpiima, Jamiru Kumar, Manish Weiss, William
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Population Health Metrics
BackgroundNationally representative household surveys are the gold standard for tracking progress in coverage of life-saving maternal and child interventions, but often do not provide timely information on coverage at the local and health facility level. Electronic routine health information system (RHIS) data could help provide this information, b...
Uzochukwu, Benjamin Onyedinma, Chioma Okeke, Chinyere Onwujekwe, Obinna Manzano, Ana Ebenso, Bassey Etiaba, Enyi Ezuma, Nkoli Mirzoev, Tolib
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BMC Health Services Research
BackgroundThe Nigerian government introduced and implemented a health programme to improve maternal and child health (MCH) called Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment programme for MCH (SURE-P/MCH). It ran from 2012 and ended abruptly in 2015 and was followed by increased advocacy for sustaining the MCH (antenatal, delivery, postnatal and immunizat...
Malcolm, Cari Katherine, Knighting Charlotte, Taylor
AbstractProblem: There is a growing international drive to deliver children’s palliative care services closer to home. Families should have choice of where end of life (EOL) care is provided with home as one option. This review aims to establish the current international evidence base relating to children’s EOL care at home.Eligibility Criteria: A ...
